Saturday, March 22, 2014

QOTD: Eleanor Clift

by digby

This is why I've always been skeptical that eliminating the filibuster was a panacea:

Democrats thought they would win confirmation for more of President Obama’s nominees by waiving the 60-vote filibuster hurdle for executive branch appointments, but they didn’t factor in nervous red-state senators afraid of taking tough votes that could sink their reelection in November.

Even getting to 50 votes and with so many Senators who represent more cows than people is always a problem. And that's not even factoring in the immense egos of certain Democratic Senators who will do this simply for the fun of it. The problem isn't just the Senate rules --- it's the Senate.